This week’s gig poster was designed and printed by local artist Zissou Tasseff-Elenkoff of Fugscreens.
Tag: Vol. 43 No. 6
Issue of Oct. 31 – Nov. 6, 2013
Posted inBlogs
Reader’s Agenda Wed 10/30: The Sovereign Statement, The Normal Heart, and All Hallow’s Eve Eve
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, October 30
Posted inArts & Culture
Missed connections and a tinge of nostalgia in “COLEctive Notions”
In the yearly showcase “COLEctive Notions,” members of Margi Cole’s dance collective step up.
Posted inMusic
Gossip Wolf: A booker shakeup at Beat Kitchen and Subterranean
A booker shakeup at Beat Kitchen and Subterranean, new music from Sea of Shit and the English Softhearts, and more
Posted inFood & Drink
Three Dots and a Dash: Morse code for bliss
Paul McGee’s tiki bar is an island paradise amid the River North flotsam.
Posted inMusic
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Skafish
The bizarre and confrontational Skafish was one of just two acts from the Chicago punk scene to sign to a major label.
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“The Fox,” “Chinese Food,” and annoyance as a pop strategy
Our love of irritating sounds makes two recent hits
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The latest reminder of how Mayor Daley did business
The latest reminder of how Mayor Daley did business
Posted inArts & Culture
Show us your . . . lame Halloween costume
Matt Carmichael figured that a logical spot to find a getup was at the Sports Authority. And, well, he did find something.
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12 O’Clock Track: The hazy, psych-inflected rock ‘n’ roll of Sleepy Sun’s “She Rex”
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is a cut from the San Francisco group’s 2012 album, Spine Hits.
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Did you read about Mike du Toit, wine, and kissing?
Also another threat to magazines, women voters in Texas, the apocalypse, Chris Richards on the new Arcade Fire album, and our brain’s snake corner?